Japanese company surveys and researches high-tech shrimp farming in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Japanese IPS technology used for shrimp farming is a closed process organized and carried out indoors. In the past 10 years, no disease has occurred.
On the morning of November 1, a working delegation of NTC Intenational Company led by Mr. MASAMI YASUNAKA - Director of the Japan ISPS Association, Vice President of NTC Intenational Company worked with the Provincial People's Committee during a field survey to learn about the possibility of investing in a shrimp farming project using Japanese IPS technology in Nghe An.Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the reception of the delegation.
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Overview of the working session. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Talking to the delegation, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee summarized some information about the potential for economic and social development. The local economic growth rate is stable, the agricultural economic structure is developing in a good direction.
In recent times, the province has attracted 70 FDI projects, with a total capital of 1.8 billion USD. The local transportation network is synchronous from air, road, railway...
In particular, in recent times, Nghe An has had dozens of Japanese projects investing in the area.
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Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee introduced Nghe An's investment potential to the delegation. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Nghe An has potential for coastal shrimp farming, freshwater shrimp farming as well as aquaculture in general, with an area of over 35,000 hectares, of which over 1,500 hectares are for coastal shrimp farming. In recent years, Nghe An has applied high technology in commercial shrimp farming.
In addition, the province has policies to encourage people to invest in applying high technology in shrimp farming. This is an opportunity for the delegation to invest in high-tech shrimp farming in Nghe An province, to help the locality continue to apply new technology in aquaculture.
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Mr. MASMI YASUNAKA - Director of ISPS Association, Vice President of NTC International Company introduces new shrimp farming technology in Japan. Photo: Xuan Hoang |
Mr. MASAMI YASUNAKA - Director of the Japan ISPS Association, Vice President of NTC International Company thanked the provincial leaders for their warm welcome. He said that the reason he came to Nghe An to survey investment was because he had met the Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh at the Nghe An province investment promotion conference.
After being introduced to shrimp farming technology, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh hoped that the company would introduce and apply it in Nghe An province.
IPS is a closed-loop shrimp farming technology carried out indoors in Japan. In 10 years of applying this technology, Japan has not recorded any disease outbreaks in shrimp.
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New technology shrimp farming in Quynh Luu district. Photo: Document |
Currently, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Vietnam and the company are working hard to apply this technology to shrimp farming in Vietnam. In December this year, the company will organize a seminar on this shrimp farming technology in Ha Long Bay.
However, for Nghe An, the delegation will continue to research environmental and weather factors... to effectively apply new Japanese shrimp farming technology in Nghe An.
At the same time, the delegation will make proposals to the JICA Project for investment plans.
On behalf of the Provincial People's Committee, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that the delegation will continue to research to soon apply new Japanese shrimp farming technology in Nghe An province.
Before that, the delegation visited and surveyed two shrimp farming locations in Dien Chau and Quynh Luu.